diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index ec640eb..35b409b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -586,8 +586,7 @@
 {
 	struct inode *ecryptfs_inode;
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat;
-	char *enc_extent_virt;
-	struct page *enc_extent_page = NULL;
+	char *page_virt;
 	unsigned long extent_offset;
 	loff_t lower_offset;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -596,19 +595,12 @@
 	crypt_stat =
 		&(ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat);
 	BUG_ON(!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED));
-	enc_extent_page = alloc_page(GFP_USER);
-	if (!enc_extent_page) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error allocating memory for "
-				"encrypted extent\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
 
 	lower_offset = lower_offset_for_page(crypt_stat, page);
-	enc_extent_virt = kmap(enc_extent_page);
-	rc = ecryptfs_read_lower(enc_extent_virt, lower_offset, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE,
+	page_virt = kmap(page);
+	rc = ecryptfs_read_lower(page_virt, lower_offset, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE,
 				 ecryptfs_inode);
-	kunmap(enc_extent_page);
+	kunmap(page);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR,
 			"Error attempting to read lower page; rc = [%d]\n",
@@ -619,7 +611,7 @@
 	for (extent_offset = 0;
 	     extent_offset < (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / crypt_stat->extent_size);
 	     extent_offset++) {
-		rc = ecryptfs_decrypt_extent(page, crypt_stat, enc_extent_page,
+		rc = ecryptfs_decrypt_extent(page, crypt_stat, page,
 					     extent_offset);
 		if (rc) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error encrypting extent; "
@@ -628,9 +620,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	if (enc_extent_page) {
-		__free_page(enc_extent_page);
-	}
 	return rc;
 }